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Mal37Comment by HBunch: *Critique Club*
My first impression of this photo is that the focus overall appears quite soft. This shot, however, was probably pretty difficult to get with the harsh lighting effect. The words look to be in the best focus, with the C being the most crisp. This part of the photo, to me, isn't the most appealing aspect, so would have preferred the crisp focus to be located in another part of the photo.
I love the blue swirling background. This is very appealing to look at and adds much visual appeal to the photo overall, however, the main subject is lacking in interest to me. I realize that the requirement of the challenge was to include a lens cap in the photo, and while this screams creativity, it just doesn't draw me in and hold me there. The background however, would make a great abstract something or other.
I wonder if this could have worked with the lens cap being a smaller part of the photo, and not dead center within the photo? A little different composition to try anyway.
The white part of the eclipse seems just a bit blown out to me. The whtie area in the upper left area looks great, but the half moon shaped white area looks just a bit too bright. I realize that this is how it looks 'in reality' but I think as a photo, it might have had more appeal had it been toned down just a bit, as it, it almost turns a yellowish color.
The color of the background is great. The lens cap comes out looking not blackish, especially near the white area where the white kind of bleeds over the subject. I wonder if some simple contrast/brightness adjustments would have helped to darken the blacks a bit.
Overall a nice idea, very creative and meets the challenge well. Just needs a little something to make it stand out in a crowd.
~Heather~
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